What is the postal code of Oberbuchsiten?

Oberbuchsiten has 4 postal codes: 4623, 4625, 4626, 4718.

What is the tax rate in Oberbuchsiten?

The municipal tax multiplier of Oberbuchsiten is 107% (2026); canton SO levies 104%.

How much tax do you pay in Oberbuchsiten?

A single person without children pays about 15'829 CHF income tax in Oberbuchsiten on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 11 of 104 in canton SO. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Oberbuchsiten have?

Oberbuchsiten has 2'382 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Oberbuchsiten?

Oberbuchsiten has 762 foreign residents, a share of 31.99% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton SO

Oberbuchsiten

4623–4718

SO CANTON4623 4625 4626 4718

Residents

2'382

Area

9.4 km²

Population density

254 pop./km²

Elevation

471 m a.s.l.

Terrain up to

987 m a.s.l.

Tax multiplier

107%

Postal codes

Relief © swisstopo · TINITALY · geoland.at · LGL · IGN

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

1'161 48.7%

Men

1'221 51.3%

Children & youth (0–19)

473 19.9%

Swiss citizens

1'620 68.0%

Foreign residents

762 32.0%

Population density

254 pop./km²

0–19 · 473 · 19.9%20–64 · 1'513 · 63.5%65+ · 396 · 16.6%

Foreign residents 32.0%0%64.0%

STATPOP 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 31.08.2026 · swisstopo, retrieved 24.08.2026

Vote results for Oberbuchsiten

BFS

14.06.2026Änderung des Bundesgesetzes über den zivilen Ersatzdienst (Zivildienstgesetz, ZDG)Federal● Accepted · 52.5% Yes

64.1% YesNo 35.9%

14.06.2026Volksinitiative «Keine 10-Millionen-Schweiz! (Nachhaltigkeitsinitiative)»Federal● Rejected · 45.2% Yes

64.0% YesNo 36.0%

14.06.2026Stellvertretung im Kantonsrat bei Mutterschaft: Änderung des KantonsratsgesetzesCantonal SO● Accepted · 58.6% Yes

52.4% YesNo 47.6%

14.06.2026Stellvertretung im Kantonsrat bei Mutterschaft: Änderung der KantonsverfassungCantonal SO● Accepted · 58.7% Yes

52.3% YesNo 47.7%

08.03.2026Bundesgesetz über die IndividualbesteuerungFederal● Accepted · 54.3% Yes

48.2% YesNo 51.8%

08.03.2026Volksinitiative «Für eine gerechte Energie- und Klimapolitik: Investieren für Wohlstand, Arbeit und Umwelt (Klimafonds-Initiative)»Federal● Rejected · 29.3% Yes

16.7% YesNo 83.3%

08.03.2026Volksinitiative «200 Franken sind genug! (SRG-Initiative)»Federal● Rejected · 38.1% Yes

46.5% YesNo 53.5%

08.03.2026Bargeldinitiative und Gegenvorschlag: StichfrageFederal● Rejected · 37.4% Yes

46.6% YesNo 53.4%

08.03.2026Bundesbeschluss über die schweizerische Währung und die Bargeldversorgung (Gegenvorschlag zur Bargeldinitiative)Federal● Accepted · 73.4% Yes

70.1% YesNo 29.9%

08.03.2026Volksinitiative «Ja zu einer unabhängigen, freien Schweizer Währung mit Münzen oder Banknoten (Bargeld ist Freiheit)»Federal● Rejected · 45.6% Yes

50.3% YesNo 49.7%

All federal votes →

Popular votes (sd-t-17-02) 2026 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 31.08.2026

Politics

National Council election 2023

SVP35.2% · strongest party

SVP35.2%

Mitte27.1%

FDP12.9%

SP9.8%

GRÜNE5.7%

sd-t-17.02-NRW2023 2023 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 31.08.2026

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier107%

Cantonal tax multiplier104%

107%SO range 65%145%

Tax rank 11 of 104 in canton Solothurn

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

15'829 CHF(15.8%)

Rank 11 of 104 in the canton · 1201 of 2110 in Switzerland

Median canton 16'810 CHF · median Switzerland 15'290 CHF

Cheapest Kammersrohr 13'027 CHF · most expensive Bolken 18'375 CHF

Income tax as % of gross income

100'000 CHF:15'829 CHF(~15.8%)

OberbuchsitenCanton range SolothurnSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Oberbuchsiten	Solothurn	Switzerland median
40'000	7.5%	6.1–8.8%	5.4%
50'000	9.7%	7.9–11.4%	7.8%
60'000	11.5%	9.4–13.5%	10.5%
70'000	12.9%	10.5–15.1%	11.9%
80'000	14%	11.5–16.3%	13.1%
90'000	14.9%	12.2–17.3%	14.1%
100'000	15.8%	13–18.4%	15.3%
110'000	16.7%	13.8–19.3%	16.3%
120'000	17.4%	14.4–20.1%	17.2%
130'000	18.1%	15.1–20.9%	18.1%
140'000	18.9%	15.7–21.8%	19%
150'000	19.6%	16.4–22.5%	19.7%
175'000	21.2%	17.8–24.3%	21.6%
200'000	22.6%	19.1–25.8%	23.2%
225'000	23.8%	20.1–27%	24.6%
250'000	24.8%	21.1–28.2%	25.8%
275'000	25.7%	21.9–29.1%	26.8%
300'000	26.4%	22.5–29.8%	27.4%

2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 31.08.2026

Climate

MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020

Annual mean temperature 1991–20209 °C

Precipitation 1991–20201'127 mm

9 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

987 m

Mean elevation

609 m

Relief

553 m

Mean slope

12.4°

Flat share

31.8%

South-facing

33.3%

Above 2000 m

0.0%

Relief 553 m0 m3'847 m

Terrain figures cover the whole municipal territory (swisstopo swissALTIRegio) — not the settlement point. Slope and south-facing share are resolution-dependent and measured at 40 m.

swissALTIRegio 2026 · swisstopo, retrieved 28.08.2026

Solar potential

BFE

Roof potential

23.3 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

29.2 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

5'200

23 GWh/yr01'133 GWh/yr

BFE solar factsheet ↗

Modelled roof and façade potential from the BFE solar model — the electricity these surfaces could produce, not installed capacity or what the municipality actually generates today. The household figure divides the roof potential by 4'500 kWh per year, ElCom’s reference household (consumption profile H4, a 5-room apartment).

Swiss Federal Office of Energy (SFOE), retrieved 31.08.2026

Electricity

ElCom · 2026

Tariff H4

29.95 Rp./kWh

Energy

13.03 Rp./kWh

Grid usage

12.38 Rp./kWh

Levies + grid surcharge

2.8 Rp./kWh

29.95 Rp./kWh9.6443.61

Canton median 30.42 Rp./kWhSwiss median 27.7 Rp./kWh

Network operator Elektrizitätsversorgung Oberbuchsiten

ElCom tariff comparison ↗

How this is measured

Total household electricity price for ElCom consumption profile H4 — 4'500 kWh a year, a 5-room flat with electric stove and tumble dryer — standard product, excluding VAT, for the tariff year shown. Energy, grid usage, levies to public bodies and the federal grid surcharge are included. Canton and Swiss medians are ElCom's own published figures.

2026 · Federal Electricity Commission (ElCom), retrieved 28.08.2026

Housing

BFS

Vacancy rate

1.3 %

Avg. rooms

Dwellings

1'158

Built before 194625.0%

Built since 200126.0%

1.3 %0 %12 %

Vacancy rate from the BFS vacant-dwelling count (2025); building age and room count from the Buildings and Dwellings Statistics (2024). The average room count treats the ‘6 rooms or more’ class as 6, so it is a slight lower bound. The vacancy rate is volatile for small municipalities.

Buildings and Dwellings Statistics 2024 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 31.08.2026 · Vacant dwellings survey 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 31.08.2026

Accessibility

ARE · NPVM

Major centrePT 64 min · Car 39 min

AgglomerationPT 20 min · Car 12 min

Remoteness 51/104 in canton

National Passenger Transport Model (NPVM) 2025 · Federal Office for Spatial Development (ARE), retrieved 28.08.2026

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

Websiteoberbuchsiten.ch ↗

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 31.08.2026

Rankings

Largest municipalities2'382 #39 SO · #875 CH Families & children19.9% #46 SO · #1179 CH Age structure16.6% #103 SO · #1829 CH Women share48.7% #78 SO · #1638 CH Foreign residents32% #14 SO · #231 CH Population density254/km² #58 SO · #875 CH Tax burden15'829 #12 SO · #1202 CH Taxes107% #11 SO Warmest municipalities9 °C #78 SO · #1364 CH Sunniest municipalities40.8% #26 SO · #1487 CH Rainiest municipalities1'127 mm #41 SO · #941 CH Voter turnout48.9% #84 SO · #1785 CH Against Switzerland20% #15 SO · #540 CH Aligned with Switzerland80% #61 SO · #896 CH SVP strongholds35.2% #29 SO · #953 CH SP strongholds9.8% #74 SO · #1533 CH Centre strongholds27.1% #20 SO · #301 CH FDP strongholds12.9% #79 SO · #1037 CH GLP strongholds5.3% #57 SO · #1120 CH Green strongholds5.7% #70 SO · #1398 CH Largest by area9.4 km² #24 SO · #1008 CH Highest municipalities471 m #56 SO · #1379 CH Remotest municipalities64 min #51 SO · #1201 CH Best-connected municipalities64 min #53 SO · #908 CH Highest peaks987 m #23 SO · #741 CH Highest-lying municipalities609 m #31 SO · #977 CH Greatest vertical range553 m #21 SO · #652 CH Steepest municipalities12.4° #36 SO · #735 CH Solar potential23 GWh #37 SO · #899 CH Cheapest electricity29.95 Rp./kWh #44 SO · #1466 CH Most expensive electricity29.95 Rp./kWh #61 SO · #641 CH

Postal codes (4)

swisstopo

Localities

swisstopo · 4

Holderbank SO4718 Neuendorf4623 Niederbuchsiten4626 Oberbuchsiten4625

Nearby municipalities

swisstopo

Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Oberbuchsiten?: Oberbuchsiten has 4 postal codes: 4623, 4625, 4626, 4718.
What is the tax rate in Oberbuchsiten?: The municipal tax multiplier of Oberbuchsiten is 107% (2026); canton SO levies 104%.
How much tax do you pay in Oberbuchsiten?: A single person without children pays about 15'829 CHF income tax in Oberbuchsiten on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 11 of 104 in canton SO. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Oberbuchsiten have?: Oberbuchsiten has 2'382 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Oberbuchsiten?: Oberbuchsiten has 762 foreign residents, a share of 31.99% (2025).

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